.bat file that finds and replaces files

[cliff]

To all:
 
First-timer, here.  Hope you can help me look good for my boss.

We want to create a batch file that searchs all the profiles on a workstation (in c:\documents and settings).  And, if it ever finds a file named VersionA.exe, we want to replace it with a file named VersionB.exe.
 
Any hints/tips?  All help would be greatly appreciated.  Thx in advance, - Cliff

p.s.  I did "search" this forum.  Is there, by chance, a library of some .bat files I can explore.  I love dissecting examples.

[Sidewinder]

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for /d %%a in ("c:\documents and settings\*") do (
      if exist %%a\versionA.exe copy path\versionB.exe %%a\versionA.exe
      )      

You'll need to replace path with something meaningful. I'm not sure you can get into other user's accounts, but that's a whole other animal.

Good luck. 8-)